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FIFTY TWO

Author: Gentle Roses
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Naomi's pov

I was already laying on the bed daydreaming about Jace when the doorknob rattled and the door burst open without warning, and I barely managed to hold on to my phone as I scrambled to sit up.

“Hellooooo! Earth to Naomi!” Sarah's bright voice called out.

“Jesus, Sarah! Knock!”

Anna stumbled in first, followed by Sarah and Priscilla, giggling like bunnies on crack. They stopped mid-laugh, their gazes bouncing from me to the room like a tennis ball.

Then Anna took a dramatic sniff, wrinkling her nose as she dumped a massive tote bag onto my bed. “Woah. What is that? Why does it smell like,” She paused, sniffing again, “like a guy’s perfume in here?”

My pulse jumped and I froze. “What?”

She tilted her head, walking farther in, sniffing like a detective on a mission. “Yeah, it’s strong. Like—ugh, what’s that one my ex used to drown himself in? Sauvage or something?”

Priscilla snorted. “Please, Sauvage smells cheap. This one’s... expensive and spicier. Maybe Creed?”

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